History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Revised)

Title: History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Revised) Author: Thucydides ISBN: 9780140440393 Publisher: Penguin Classics Published: 1954 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Revised Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. History: 1684221 Section: History | Ancient | Greece Publisher Description: The Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E.) was the greatest "disturbance" in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 B.C.E.) called a "convulsion" affecting all humankind. With the detachment of a clinician and the dramatic skill of a poet, Thucydides recreate